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Obama Signs Healthcare Reform Bill into Law but the Debate Continues

healthcare According to MSNBC, Obama has now signed the landmark healthcare reform bill into law. President Obama was noted as saying the law “will set into motion what a generation of Americans have fought for.” He also stated that he believed the Senate would make the necessary “fixes” to the legislation “swiftly.” Additionally, the president paid tribute to [...]

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Health Insurance – Difficult to Obtain, but Not Impossible

This day and age is probably the toughest health insurance issues my generation will ever see. You may have lost your job or the job you have is dropping your coverage, or maybe they are simply raising your premium and you can no longer afford it. Here are just a few suggestions that may be [...]

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Understanding the Health Insurance Selection Process

1. DOES YOUR PLAN COVER YOU ON AND OFF THE JOB? Numerous health insurance plans have specific exclusions that eliminate your benefits for anything that could have been covered under Workers Compensation or similar laws. Now read that last sentence again. COULD HAVE BEEN covered!? That is correct. Most self-employed individuals and even some small business owners do [...]

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Your Health Insurance Open Enrollment Questions Answered

Open enrollment comes but once a year, so the following information can be useful when deciding on the best insurance plan for you and your family for the upcoming year: What changes can be made to my health plan during open enrollment? If you aren’t currently enrolled in an insurance plan, you can enroll at this [...]

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LIFE Foundation Has Determined Most Americans Are in Need of Long-Term Healthcare Insurance

A new survey performed by the nonprofit LIFE Foundation has found that despite the annual cost of home health aides now topping more than $40,000 per year and private nursing homes approaching an annual cost of $75,000, 9 out of 10 Americans do not have a plan that will adequately pay these expenses when the [...]

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